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Show HN: Focuser – 20-second pause that blocks doom-scrolling

https://focuser.app/
5•ImmuneFOMO•3h ago
I built Focuser because I kept doom-scrolling when I was supposed to work

What it does

You pick any time-sink site

Next visit, Focuser asks, “Do you really need this site?”

If you tap Yes, you must 1⃣ Write why you need it 2⃣ Choose exactly how long you need access

This 20 second friction is based on Shawn Achor’s habit-formation research

Why it’s different

Runs 100% client-side—no analytics, no external calls

Uses Manifest V3 already (future-proof for June 2025 Chrome deprecation)

Works offline

Settings live in localStorage

Ask

Does the 20-second rule feel too long or too short?

Any edge-cases where permissions worry you?

Ideas for a Firefox port?

Try it here (free): https://focuser.app/ I’m online and happy to answer every question. Thanks for reading!

VibeCamp – Don't learn to code. Learn to create with AI

https://www.vibecamp.ai/
1•kelseyfrog•2m ago•1 comments

The unreasonable likelihood of being: origin of life, terraforming, and AI

https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.18545
2•bookofjoe•5m ago•0 comments

Show HN: Accelerate AI agent development by grounding AI assistant in local docs

https://github.com/botingw/langgraph-dev-navigator
1•botingw_job•5m ago•1 comments

Linear Types for Programmers

https://twey.io/for-programmers/linear-types/
1•marvinborner•7m ago•0 comments

Invisible Symbols

https://symbol.so/invisible-characters
1•liquid99•15m ago•0 comments

US Army tests robot coyotes to prevent catastrophic bird strikes

https://cyberguy.com/robot-tech/army-tests-robot-coyotes-prevent-catastrophic-bird-strikes/
1•speckx•17m ago•0 comments

Telo MT1

https://www.telotrucks.com/
2•turtleyacht•19m ago•0 comments

The Creative Tension Between Developer and Language

https://krishna.github.io/posts/creative-tension-between-developer-and-language/
1•kenshi•22m ago•1 comments

Show HN: I've had success in SaaS and now I'm building tools for indie hackers

https://reallysimplesupport.com
1•gigamick•23m ago•0 comments

German police expands use of Palantir surveillance software

https://www.dw.com/en/german-police-expands-use-of-palantir-surveillance-software/a-73497117
4•LeftHandPath•24m ago•1 comments

California affordable housing programs on the chopping block after SCOTUS rules

https://calmatters.org/housing/2025/08/affordable-housing-developer-fees/
1•kqr2•24m ago•0 comments

Show HN: F1 COSMOS – Live timing and data dashboard for F1 fans

https://f1cosmos.com/
2•conradmk•32m ago•0 comments

Peter Thiel and the Antichrist

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/26/opinion/peter-thiel-antichrist-ross-douthat.html
3•dotcoma•33m ago•1 comments

Partisan hostility, not just policy, drives U.S. protests

https://phys.org/news/2025-08-partisan-hostility-policy-protests.html
2•bikenaga•33m ago•2 comments

Might Tariffs Get "Overturned"?

https://ritholtz.com/2025/07/tariffs-overturned/
1•throwaway81523•33m ago•0 comments

Getting Real with AI

https://doc.searls.com/2025/08/02/getting-real-with-ai/
1•speckx•34m ago•0 comments

Winners and Losers of the Bivalve Evolution

https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/17/7/500
1•PaulHoule•38m ago•0 comments

Architecture decision record (ADR) examples for software planning, IT leadership

https://github.com/joelparkerhenderson/architecture-decision-record
1•thunderbong•39m ago•0 comments

AI party game born from a drunk night with friends

https://taptrap.app
1•eliezerpujols•39m ago•1 comments

Choosing AI Tools for Work

https://www.augmentedswe.com/p/the-ultimate-overview-of-ai-tools
1•wordsaboutcode•43m ago•0 comments

Show HN: Let AI design your web project dev roadmap

https://www.archaltect.pro
1•jeremykip•45m ago•0 comments

Why Nobody Wants to Visit Las Vegas Right Now [video]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W62Ie7dKXRY
2•pessimizer•47m ago•0 comments

New world record Weather satellites detect 515-mile-long lightning flash

https://www.space.com/astronomy/earth/new-world-record-weather-satellites-detect-515-mile-long-lightning-flash
2•Brajeshwar•50m ago•0 comments

Data Labeling Is the Hot New Thing in AI

https://spectrum.ieee.org/data-labeling-scale-ai-agents
2•Brajeshwar•50m ago•0 comments

Man Kept a Meticulous List of All 3,599 Books He'd Read Since 1962

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/this-man-kept-a-meticulous-list-of-all-3599-books-hed-read-since-1962-when-he-died-his-family-published-it-online-180987074/
4•Brajeshwar•50m ago•0 comments

Google Sold This (Search Appliance) [video]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXoXJHn2vD0
2•thm•51m ago•1 comments

Creating realistic deepfakes is getting easier, motivating even more AI in reply

https://apnews.com/article/artificial-intelligence-deepfake-trump-espionage-hack-scammers-da90ad1e5298a9ce50c997458d6aa610
1•rntn•52m ago•0 comments

The X11 SECURITY extension from the 1990ies

https://www.uninformativ.de/blog/postings/2025-08-02/0/POSTING-en.html
1•zdw•53m ago•0 comments

How the US Weaponized Pakistan Against India

https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-08-01/how-the-us-weaponized-pakistan-against-india
2•koolhead17•56m ago•0 comments

Build a Kanban Board in Minutes with GenosDB

https://medium.com/genosdb/build-a-kanban-board-in-minutes-with-genosdb-a4ae06a99ac9
1•estebanrfp•56m ago•1 comments